New windows open on this growing program. Above: Screenshot detail from the new MCAD MFA website designed by Jasio Stefanski and commissioned by Program Director Tom DeBiaso. Featuring the work of current MFA candidates, this site is augmented by a companion Tumblr and a Facebook page making it easy to keep up to date with [...]

A growing collection of vernacular treasure. Above: Kindra Murphy, from her US Route 12 project. One of many inspiring colleagues at MCAD, Kindra recently introduced us to her sabbatical research, one small part of which is this fascinating investigation of the vernacular. She has started releasing these carefully preserved tidbits of hand-lettered signs that punctuate [...]

Seminal lectures at MCAD and Cranbrook. Above: Laurie Haycock-Makela’s inspired and moving talk about her love and life with P. Scott Makela at MCAD. Her profound performance here in Minneapolis was followed by what must have been the most important and emotional part of this endeavor–Laurie’s return to Cranbrook and a time to tell the [...]

Fourth edition of this Heidelberg poster competition. Above: Klaus Staeck poster for Mut zur Wut 2013. The call for entries for the fourth edition of this Heidelberg-based international poster competition went out on April 1, with a deadline of May 31, 2013. Originally founded by Götz Gramlich, this competition receives entries from all over the [...]

Legendary designer and author to speak at MCAD. Above: Laurie Haycock-Makela’s event poster. The MCAD community is thrilled to be welcoming Laurie to our campus for an evening lecture at 7:30PM on March 28, 2013. The lecture will detail the work of P. Scott Makela and offers a unique opportunity to revisit an important and [...]